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The 7 Letters:
G, P, Y
G
No.3
GIMEL GAMMA
G GgGg
Sound: g Sound: y as in year
HEBREW PHOENICIAN GREEK ROMAN PRESENT-DAY
G – 7
Gimel, which corresponds to letters C and G, is the third letter of the
Hebrew alphabet and the second of its double letters. It is double in its
hard and soft sound, and in its strength in health and its opposite, disease.
The astrological association is Mars and its governing influence is riches.
This stems from the fact that camels were laden with costly merchandise.
Gimel means camel (See C, page 95) and the shape of G resembles
the outline of a camel’s head and neck. The Phoenicians and other Semites
used Gimel for their G consonant.
Mars, being the red planet, rules the blood as the life force in man’s
body. Blood and Water are necessary for life. The camel is known for its
ability to store water just as an artery is the vessel for blood.
The Talmud says that Gimel is equated with the loving kindness that
is shown to the poor. Science has learned that loving deeds promote good
health, and that bad feelings and deeds create “bad blood.”
C (3) and G (7) are related health-wise, since Gimel is related to health
and disease. As the third letter of Hebrew, it is our foundation because it
is through the Trinity of Father, Mother, and Son that we are created.